Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue

Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue
The harbour at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue
The harbour at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue
Location of Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue
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Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue is located in France
Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue
Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue
Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue is located in Normandy
Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue
Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue
Coordinates: 49°35′19″N 1°15′58″W / 49.5886°N 1.2661°W / 49.5886; -1.2661
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementCherbourg
CantonVal-de-Saire
IntercommunalityCA Cotentin
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gilbert Doucet[1]
Area
1
6.28 km2 (2.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,684
 • Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50562 /50550
Elevation3 m (9.8 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ va la uɡ]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.[3]

It is particularly known for being a major site of fortifications designed by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban: the watchtowers of Tatihou and La Hougue having been listed in 2008 as part of the Fortifications of Vauban UNESCO World Heritage Sites.[4]

Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue was awarded "2 flowers" by the concours des villes et villages fleuris contest[5] and the town was elected "favourite French village 2019" in a television programme broadcast on France 3 in 2019.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE. "Commune de Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue (50562)".
  4. ^ UNESCO World Heritage sites. "Fortifications of Vauban". Retrieved 3 September 2023..
  5. ^ "Les communes labellisées Site officiel du Label Villes et Villages Fleuris". villes-et-villages-fleuris.com (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2019..